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  NHS weight management service offered to under fours

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

  BBC News

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  Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

  BBC News

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  Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.

  BBC News

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  More young, affluent women may be smoking - study

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say.

  BBC News

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  NHS weight management service offered to under fours

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

  BBC News

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  'My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old'

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says.

  BBC News

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  Puberty blockers paused for children in Scotland

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.

  BBC News

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  GP could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022.

  BBC News

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  Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – report

  Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Underage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials.

  BBC News

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  Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland

  Wednesday, April 17, 2024

  Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

  BBC News